MUSIC NEWS - New Yorkers' Lissy Trullie have recently signed to Downtown Records in North America, and Wichita Recordings for the UK and other territories, and are currently in the studio writing songs and prepping to record their debut full-length, with a planned early 2010 release. With that, the band is excited to build upon the success of their debut EP Self Taught Learner, which since its release in February '09, has garnered praise from many corners including SPIN, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, Blurt, and VICE among others.
This spring they also made their late night debut on Last Call With Carson Daly and played for and chatted with ABC Amplified's Dan Harris at their practice space. Following a summer full of writing and recording, Lissy Trullie returns to the road in the UK with The Cribs
Though they did have a challening Spring! After completing a tour of the US with The Virgins and Anya Marina in May, Lissy Trullie trudged on and crossed the Atlantic for what was to be a very fun and successful run through Europe and the UK. Yet after a couple of shows prospects headed south in Hamburg as bass player, Ian Fenger was diagnosed with the H1N1 virus (aka Swine Flu) on June 7th and was committed to a local hospital.
Ill and hooked up to an IV, Ian and the band as well as their friends and family discovered that the infamous 2009 Flu was in fact no joke. They also found out the German government was not going to treat it as such either. Despite not showing any signs of illness, precautionary measures were enforced, and the rest of the group and tour manager were quarantined at their hotel (at least) and prevented from leaving. There they were given medicine and monitored for symptoms. "We had to take tamiflu so we couldn't catch anything..." said Lissy of the experience, "not even a break!" The band were greatly concerned for Ian's health, and devastated at having to cancel many of their planned tour dates because of uncertainty surrounding their detention.
Three days later the outlook brigthened as Ian's condition improved and everyone else was promouncedhealthy. The rest of the band were allowed to leave for London (home of label Wichita Recordings) as long as they remain quarantined upon arriving. Six days after being admitted to hospital, Ian was finally discharged, and returned to the USA to be with his family. The rest of the band were also eventually deemed safe for the public, and were able to salvage the final two shows of their tour in Paris and Amsterdam.
Finally home and in good shape after a harrowing and frustrating experience, Lissy Trullie are looking forward to eventually making up the dates they missed due to an unfortunate attack of the H1N1 virus. Their tour this September with The Cribs and Adam Green will help them on their way to accomplishing that, as they play a few of the cities they had to miss on this latest run.
LISSY TRULLIE UK Fall Tour Dates w/ The Cribs and Adam Green-
SEPTEMBER
24 - Norwich - UEA
25 - Cambridge - Junction
26 - Liverpool - Academy
28 - Hull - University
29 - Glasgow - Borrowlands
30 - Newcastle - University
OCTOBER
02 - Manchester - Apollo
03 - Lincoln - Engine Shed
04 - Leeds - Academy
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